TOKYO -- Chinese automaker Chery and Japanese auto parts retailer Autobacs Seven will jointly sell electric vehicles in Japan from 2027.

SEOUL -- South Korea's benchmark stock index hit a record high during intraday trading on Monday, as SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, the market's two biggest stocks, ride the artificial intelligence boom.

SHANGHAI/NEW YORK -- China on Monday announced that U.S. President Donald Trump will visit the country from Wednesday to Friday, marking the first such trip by an American leader since he went in 2017 during his first term in office.

BANGKOK -- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on Monday after being granted parole last month and will serve the remaining months of his one-year sentence at home.

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam has become indispensable to Japan's economy but faces long-term threats from artificial intelligence, rising costs and policy bottlenecks, according to Japanese consulting firm ABeam Consulting.

FUKUOKA, Japan -- The southern Japanese city of Fukuoka is evolving into an information technology hub, with players including a Vietnamese startup and a Toyota Motor supplier expanding their presence to secure talent and boost business with companies in the region.

SEOUL -- North Korea is enjoying an unprecedented windfall by providing military support to Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, having received foreign currency and energy supplies in exchange for weapons and troops.

TOKYO -- Central banks worldwide must be "ready to act" against inflationary effects of the Iran war, which risk being aggravated by an excessive fiscal policy response, said Pablo Hernandez de Cos, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements.